House number receptacle



June 23 1970 A. o. ESPINOSA 3,515,187

HOUSE NUMBER RECEPTACLE Filed June 1'7. 1968 ADRlbl O. ESPINOSA UnitedStates Patent US. Cl. 40-431 2 Claims ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE Areceptacle is provided with a removable translucent front face on whichhouse numbers are mounted. The rear face is apertured and a collar iscrimped into said aperture by which collar the receptacle may be mountedon a conventional outdoor wall bracket.

My invention relates to illuminated signs and is more particularlydirected to an illuminated house number wall bracket.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a house numberreceptacle which is readily mounted on the conventional outdoor wallbracket.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a house numberreceptacle with a transluscent face portion that is slidably mountedthereon and on whose surface the house address is afiixed.

A further object of the present invention is to provide an illuminatedhouse number receptacle that is simple in construction, inexpensive incost and one which can be readily secured in position on theconventional outdoor wall bracket.

With these and other objects in View, the invention will best beunderstood from a consideration of the following detailed descriptiontaken in connection with the accompanying drawing forming a part of thisspecification, with the understanding, however, that the invention isnot confined to any strict conformity with the showing of the drawingbut may be changed or modified so long as such changes or modificationsmark no material departure from the salient features of the invention asexpressed in the appended claims.

In the drawing:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a house number receptacle constructed inaccordance with my invention.

FIG. 2 is a transverse or vertical cross sectional View thereof showingthe conventional wall bracket in dotted lines.

FIG. 3 is a cross sectional view taken along the line 3-3 of FIG. 2 withthe conventional wall bracket Referring to the drawing wherein likenumerals are omitted therefrom.

Referring to the drawing wherein ilke numerals are used to designatesimilar parts throughout the several views, the numeral refers to myhouse number wall receptacle consisting of a housing made of sheet metalbent along the edges of a rear wall 11 as at 12 to form the top wall 13,at the sides as at 14 to form the side walls 15, and 16 and at thebottom edge 17 to form a foreshortened bottom wall 18. The front edgesof the top and bottom walls 13 and 18 are bent to form flanges 19 and 20that extend in a direction toward each other. Side walls and 16 are bentat their front edge portions to form flanges 21 and 22 respectively,extending in a Patented June 23, 1970 direction toward each other.However, the side wall 16 is foreshortened so that a space existsbetween the side flange 22 and the upper and lower flanges 19 and 20while side flange 21 is in coplanar arrangement with the flanges 19 and20.

Fastened to the inner surface of the top and bottom walls 13 and 18adjacent the forward edge thereof is an L-shaped member 23 having anupright portion 24 positioned in spaced relation with the flanges 19 and20 to form a slot 24 for sildably receiving a plexiglass plate or othertranslucent member 25 which covers the front of the receptacle 10.Cemented to the plate 25 are opaque numerals 26 which form the addressof the residence upon which my receptacle 10 is mounted. To secure theaddress carrying plate 25 on the receptacle, an L-shaped member havingleg portions 27 and 28 is fastened as by screws 29 extending through theleg portion 27 to the side wall 16 while the leg portion 28 engages theplate member 25.

The bottom wall 18 is slotted as at 29 to form a heat venting opening.The opening 29 is covered by a framed screen member 30 that is fastenedto the bottom wall 18. The rear wall 11 is provided also with an opening31 which in this instance is circular in shape to receive a collarmember 32 having the same diameter as the opening 31. The outer edge ofthe tubular member 32 is folded outwardly on itself to form a shoulder33 while the inner edge is slit about its periphery as at 34 forming twosets of tabs 35 and 36 when the ends thereof have been bent. The tabs 35are spaced from the tabs 36 and are crimped tightly against the edges ofthe rear wall 11 at the opening 31.

As best shown by FIG. 2, after the proper numerals 26 have been aifixedto the plexiglass plate 25, the receptacle 10 is mounted on aconventional outdoor electrical bracket B shown by dotted lines. Thetubular member 32 is lucent plate 25 will permit light to passtherethrough inwardly until they engage the shoulder 33 to secure thereceptacle 10 in place. When the bulb 38 is lit, the translucent plate25 will permit light to pass therethrough while the opaque numerals 26will stand out and be visible from a distance.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the UnitedStates is:

1. A house number receptacle comprising a housing having a top wall, abottom wall, a rear wall and side walls forming an open front wall,front edge portions of said top and bottom wall and one of said sidewalls bent to form coplanar flange portions, a front edge portion of theother of said side walls bent to form a further flange portion in spacedrelation to said coplanar flange portions, L-shaped members secured tothe inner surfaces of said bottom and top walls in alignment with saidfurther flange portion to form a slotted portion slidably receiving aplate member, fastening means securing said plate member in said slottedportion, said rear wall having a substantially circular opening, acollar of substantially the same diameter as said opening having oneedge folded outwardly upon itself to form a shoulder, the other edgebeing slotted about its periphery to form two sets of tabs, said tabs ofeach set being coplanar, one set of said tabs engaging the inner surfaceof said rear wall at said opening and said other set of tabs engagingthe outer surface of said rear wall.

2. The structure as recited by claim 1 wherein said bottom wall isprovided with an opening and a foraminous member mounted across saidopening for venting heat 2,332,138 10/1943 Epstein 40130 from withinsaid receptacle. 2,893,148 7/1959 Figman '40-'131 References CitedEUGENE R. CAPOZIO, Primary Examiner P 5 W. I. ASSlStal'lt Examlner871,510 11/1907 Kerr 40132 US. Cl. XJR.

2,141,139 12/1938 Howe 6t 21! 40-132 40132

